iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 27,400 shares, a growth of 104.5% from the January 31st total of 13,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 39,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of DMXF. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,320,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,976,000 after acquiring an additional 224,182 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 94.8% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 425,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,476,000 after acquiring an additional 206,873 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 34.3% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 293,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,992,000 after acquiring an additional 75,061 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.9% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 691,050 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,656,000 after acquiring an additional 68,097 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Susquehanna International Group LLP bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $3,610,000.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ DMXF opened at $68.29 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $66.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $68.29. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $63.32 and a 52-week high of $73.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $839.97 million, a P/E ratio of 20.05 and a beta of 0.92.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.8842 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE Index ETF (DMXF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE Choice ESG Screened index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted, ESG-screened index of large- and mid-cap stocks from the developed markets outside North America. DMXF was launched on Jun 16, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.